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to human interests than it does to the trees which it levels. At the present 

 time lumber and wood of all kinds in most parts of our country are so 

 scarce and expensive, that it behooves every one who owns even a few 

 acres of woodlot to study carefully the principles of forestry and to make 

 the most of his possessions. 



For the reasons just stated we shall ask the pupils of the Home 

 Nature-Study Course to study the principles of forestry during this 

 winter and answer the questions of this leaflet. There are several good 

 and interesting books on forestry, any of which may be consulted in 

 answering these questions. I base the work largely on " The Primer of 

 Forestry," published by the Bureau of Forestry, U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture. I would suggest as books of reference " The Primer of 

 Forestry " by Gifford Pinchot ; Bulletin 24, Division of Forestry, U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture ; " The First Book of Forestry " by Roth. 

 Ginn & Co., $1.00; "Practical Forestry" by John Gifford, D. Appleton 

 & Co., $1.20. 



QUESTIONS 



I. What is forestry? 



2. Why is it practiced? 



3. What relation has forestry to our water supply? 



4. Name two advantages to our soils given by the forests ? 



5. What are the parts of the tree and their uses? 



